Highly Specialist Practitioner Psychologist in Cancer
This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a strong interest in working in a physical health setting to join the Psycho-Oncology Support Team (POST).
Many people accessing our service will have severe and enduring mental health difficulties, past/current trauma, difficulties accessing lifesaving medical treatments, very short prognoses/facing end of life, complex risk and safeguarding needs and changing physical health conditions. This POST holder will hold key responsibilities for a number of core service delivery priorities including Specialist suicidal risk and safeguarding screening role component,
The post holder will also support our early intervention post diagnosis pathway, which will focus on building pathways to ensure timely access for patients to information and psychoeducational input to facilitate self-management and access to psychological support as required.
As well as the two key parts of the role, the post will provide one: one psychological therapy, Level 2 group supervision to AHP/CNS workforce, staff management and supervision of junior colleagues within POST.
There will be opportunities to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research .
Our service is trauma informed and aims to provide patients with care that is safe, clear, consistent and relational. This POST holder will hold key responsibilities for a number of core service delivery priorities including
Specialist suicidal risk and safeguarding screening role component
We have seen an increase in people with significant mental health needs and other vulnerabilities, e.g. trauma, gender-based violence, substance misuse, isolation/homelessness, accessing our service. This role will cover supporting triage delivery where there is biopsychosocial complexity, risk of suicide and vulnerability. It includes direct contact with a patient & liaison with community/MDT services involved. You will contribute to delivering and shaping the triage components of the service.
Psychological support for early diagnosis
You will focus on building pathways to ensure timely access for patients to information and psychoeducational input to facilitate self-management and access to psychological support as required. You will bring your creativity, ideas skills and focus to inform, develop and deliver this work. You will work with others to create and build upon these new service developments, incorporating co-production.
As well as the two key parts of the role, the post will provide one: one psychological therapy, Level 2 group supervision to AHP/CNS workforce, staff management and supervision of junior colleagues within POST.
Dimbleby Cancer Care
Dimbleby Cancer Care Is a Dedicated Information And Support Service Based At Guy’s Cancer Centre, London And At Guy’s Cancer At Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup. We Are Part Of The Cancer a Surgery Clinical Group At GSTT. We Provide a Range Of Support For Patients And Significant Others, Including
- cancer information,
- psychological support,
- benefits advice and
- complementary therapies
Our service is available for both outpatients and inpatients, and to those bereaved, and who have received support from our palliative care teams at Guy’s and St Thomas.’ As well as direct clinical work we also provide staff training, supervision and support. The service operates Monday to Friday. As well as, direct clinical work, we provide staff training, supervision, and support to ensure high-quality, compassionate service delivery.
We are committed to providing a responsive and compassionate service which is inclusive and accessible for patients and their loved ones, and our staff.
The Psycho-Oncology Support Team (POST).
You would be a senior member of the POST team, a large group of psychological therapists including psychiatry, assistant psychologists, clinical and counselling psychologists and psychotherapists. We work from a range of psychological perspectives and approaches and value the richness of diverse ways of supporting patients.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: LORRAINE Maher-Edwards Job title: Counselling psychologist & deputy lead, POST team Email address: lorraine.maheredwards@nhs.net Telephone number: 0207 188 5918
